Overview

• In the House, the Congress-led UDF said it will not cooperate until Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan resigns and Travancore Devaswom Board members are removed.
• Protests continued for a third day, with slogans, scuffles near the Speaker’s podium, and a brief adjournment as tensions rose between opposition and treasury benches.
• The Kerala High Court has directed a Special Investigation Team and a comprehensive inventory of temple assets under retired Justice K. T. Sankaran.
• Court proceedings disclosed that claddings removed for re-plating in 2019 showed an unreported weight reduction of about 4.5 kg.
• The KPCC announced statewide marches from October 14, with candlelight protests on October 9, and also called for a CBI probe under High Court supervision.